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Housing First

Asked by Lee PitcherLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 15 September 2025UIN 72851

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of a national Housing First rollout.

Answered by Alison McGovern

The Rough Sleeping Prevention and Recovery Grant (RSPARG) is providing a total of £185.6 million to local authorities across England in 2025/26. The RSPARG gives local authorities the flexibility to determine the most suitable rough sleeping services required to meet local need, including support to housing first projects.

The Government has published evaluations of the Housing First pilots on GOV.UK (linked here), which local authorities can use to inform their approach.

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